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CLASSIC NUMISMATIC QUOTESHoward Daniel has a friend who is looking for some good quotes on numismatics to reference in an planned book. “Numismatics is the Hobby of Kings” is an old saying, but has it ever been attributed as a quote to anyone in particular? Of course, numismatic bibliophiles are aware of the Aaron Feldman “Buy the book before the coin” quote. But other than these two, my feeble brain was having trouble thinking of more numismatic quotes. A web search turned up these: "Coin collecting is the only hobby where you can spend all your money and still have some left." (unattributed) "Numismatics: A pursuit involving a veneer of scholarship hiding a core of greed. " Walter Breen To read the complete article, see: Classic numismatic quotes... (www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=2057) And this... (how could I have missed this one?): "There is no Santa Claus in numismatics." Lee Hewitt, founder of The Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine. To read the complete article, see: February 18, 2009: Notable Numismatic Quotables, Part I (www.coinraritiesonline.com/index.php?page=entry&thread_id=1&id=109&thread_name=Coin+Commentary) Howard also asked Dick Johnson, and he coined a new quote (I like this one!): “Coin collecting is a hobby for boys, an investment for fathers, and a windfall for grandfathers.” D. Wayne Johnson So, readers, can you help? What famous classic numismatic quotes can we add to this list? There must be many, and not all in English. Any pithy NEW quotes you'd like to offer?
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